You can let the tool automatically resize your partitions to fit the new drive or manually specify their new sizes yourself.
Want to upgrade to a larger or faster hard drive? Switch to the Tools and utilities tab and click Clone disk to migrate everything across. With these backups in place, you’re covered, but Acronis True Image 2014 lets you go further.
Take the time to click the Create bootable media button - this lets you create a rescue CD, DVD or USB flash that lets you restore your backups even if you can’t boot into Windows or access the Acronis Startup Recovery Manager (press during boot time to access this rescue environment).Īlso, once you’ve taken a drive image, right-click it and choose Validate to make sure the backup isn’t itself corrupt. It’s all very simple to follow, and by default Acronis’ will start updating your backups automatically, so they don’t become outdated as time moves on. You can store your backups on a local drive or even save them securely to the cloud via Acronis’ own cloud storage platform. You’ll find all the tools you need under Acronis’ Backup and recovery tab. Take a drive image for example and if your hard drive suddenly fails, or your Windows installation becomes corrupt, you can easily get things up and running again without having to go through the whole reinstall palaver. File-based backup lets you choose individual files and folders to protect, while image-based backups let you take exact copies of all your hard drives and partitions, both for fail-safe and disaster-recovery purposes. If you are going to take backup seriously, then Acronis True Image 2014 is a really good choice, particularly with our special offers that can see you save up to 30 percent on the MSRP, making it even more exceptional value.Īcronis True Image 2014 combines both image-based and file-based backup within a single program. Oh, and finally, data recovery is both time consuming and knuckle-clenching: why put yourself through all that stress when by implementing a backup plan now you can save time, hassle and money in the long run?
Second, if you can’t recover important files on your own you’ll need to invest in software or a data recovery service, which can run into hundreds of dollars. By choosing this option, after the first successful backup, your backup and replication will be done simultaneously, in parallel.Why back up your data? First, data recovery is a hit-and-miss exercise - if you’re lucky, you’ll be able to recover some or all of your data, but that assumes it’s still recoverable and that the hard drive itself is in good working order. With Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, you also have the ability to automatically replicate local backups in the Acronis Cloud, so you always have an off-site copy of your data available without having to manage a separate backup plan. Subscriptions to the Advanced and Premium editions of Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (formerly Acronis True Image) include cloud storage, as well as cloud-based features and anywhere access to your data. Because you just log in via the internet, the cloud is a convenient way to store your files off-site, where they are safe from local damage. "The cloud" is a term that describes a remote network of computers and servers that you access via the internet. That way, if a fire or flood damages both your original files and the local backup, the off-site copy is available to use for recovery. Acronis recommends the 3-2-1 backup rule, which includes storing a copy of your backup files locally (on external hard drives, network drives, and NAS devices) and another copy off-site. Computer backups need to be stored someplace safe.